Archive for the February 20, 2018
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US grain merchant Archer Daniels Midland Co has settled a lawsuit with Syngenta over the seed company's launch of a biotech corn strain that roiled grain exports to China, according to regulatory documents filed on
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German state rail operator Deutsche Bahn said Thursday it would sharply lift investment in its infrastructure this year, part of a years-long battle to make grumbling about delays history. The group plans to spend a
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The US government was wrong to cut taxes at this stage of the business cycle given the economy is near full employment, but will nonetheless help lift growth this year and give the Federal Reserve
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French food giant Danone said Friday that profits and sales were resilient in 2017, driven largely by the success of it bottled water such as Evian and baby food brands, but its dairy business stagnated.
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Soaring gas demand from China, India and Southeast Asia is sucking up an LNG supply glut previously expected to last for years, opening opportunity for new production from East Africa to North America that had
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Jolted by the global investment craze over bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, US lawmakers are moving to consider new rules that could impose stricter federal oversight on the emerging asset class, several top lawmakers told Reuters.
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The dollar found some traction on Monday following last week's steep fall and managed to hold above a three-year low against a basket of currencies. The dollar index against a group of six major peers
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The dollar enjoyed a small rebound on Monday as investors bought back the greenback after its plunge to three-year lows, although analysts said any recovery looked set to be brief with dollar bears still out
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The Sri Lankan rupee edged down on Monday on importer dollar demand, while political uncertainty continued to weigh on investor sentiment, dealers said. The rupee ended at 155.40/50 per dollar, compared with Friday's close of
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Most Asian currencies consolidate on Monday as low liquidity and an absence of currency market catalysts limited gains, but strong regional equity markets propped them up. South Korea's KOSPI index rose 0.9 percent, while Singapore's
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